...circumstance which had taken place in his own history, and which is recorded in 1 Sam. xvii. 34, thus, " Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came...bear and took a lamb out of the flock ; and I went after him, nnd delivered it out of his mouth ; and when he arose against me, I caught him by the beard,...

...David himself. But David had better grounds of confidence than any thing in himself. Hear his reply. " Thy servant kept his father's sheep : and there came...bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : and I went after him, and smote him, and slew him : thy servant slew both the lion and the bear : and this uncircumcised...

...r-asb Trar rrn rop r-sr-ts Tin "QT l^ns T«S^ TT?ng nt and David said to Saul, Thy servant was ieeeping his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and the former carried off (one) ofthejlock ; and I went after him, &c. 1 Sam. 17:34, 35. 2 Kings 15: 19....

...this Philistine to fight with him : for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's...lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered if out of his mouth : and when he arose...

...impressively than could have been done by x thousand arguments. " Thy servant," he at once replied, " kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and...bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : and I went ont after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth ; and when he rose against me, I caught...

...preservation of him, and to his certainty that he was undertaking GOD'S own cause. " Thy servant," he said, " kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and...bear, and took a lamb out of the flock ; and I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth ; and he (that is, the lion) rose up against...

...thought he was too young, and by no means strong enough ; but David said, " Thy servant was keeping his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, and thy servant slew both the lion and the bear." He said also, " The Lord that delivered me out of the...

...no use for him to try. David then told the king, that once, when he was keeping his father's sheep, there came a lion and a bear and took a lamb out of his flock, and he went after the lion, and took the lamb out of his mouth ; and when the lion flew...

...despising the threats of that uncircumcised Philistine. "Thy servant," said the stripling to Saul, " kept his father's sheep ; and there came a lion and...flock; and I went out after him, and smote him, and deliyered it out of his mouth ; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote...

...with the same confidence in God that removed all fear from his own breast. " Thy servant," said he, " kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and...bear, and took a lamb out of the flock : and I went after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against me, I caught...